Divorce Certificate to be replaced with Divorce Order commencing 13 February 2010

January 27, 2010, 10:12 pm

Commencing 13 February 2010, divorce certificates will be replaced by a divorce order.

The following additional matters not included in a divorce certificate will be included in divorce order:

• All of the matters that have been considered by the judicial officer in pronouncing the divorce order;
• Where there are children of the marriage, the name of all children of the marriage;
• Where there are children of the marriage who have not attained 18 years of age, the court's finding that:
• Proper arrangements in all the circumstances have been made for the care, welfare and development of those children; or 
• That there are circumstances by reason of which the divorce order should take effect even though the court is not satisfied that such arrangements have been made.

The divorce order will include a certification that the divorce has taken effect.

A separate divorce certificate will not issue.

Replacement divorce certificates will not issue (including for divorces obtained prior to 13 February 2010).

The purpose of the change is to facilitate recognition of divorce orders in foreign countries.

Mathews Family Law has the experience and expertise to assist you to obtain a divorce and to advise you on all issues arising from the breakdown of your marriage, including parenting arrangements, residence, contact, custody, access, child support, child maintenance, Child Support Agency, Child Support Agreement, adult child maintenance, spousal maintenance, spousal support, alimony, property settlement, financial agreement, intervention order.

Mathews Family Law is located at Level 2, 599 Malvern Road, Toorak, Victoria, Australia.

Lawyers at Mathews Family Law are accredited family law specialists, accredited family dispute practitioners and mediators.

They are particularly qualified and experienced to provide you with ethical, accurate, timely and cost effective advice on all issues arising from the breakdown of marital and de facto relationships and further relationship issues.

Mathews Family Law offers legal advice on:

• Separation and divorce
• Children and post-separation parenting arrangements (residence/custody, access/contact)
• Post separation relocation (intrastate, interstate and overseas)
• Child support, child maintenance, child support enforcement, international child support, working with the Child Support Agency, change of administrative assessment of child support applications
• Adult child maintenance
• Spousal maintenance
• Property settlements
• Financial Agreement and Pre-nuptial Agreements
• Asset protection and injunctions
• Family Violence - intervention / restraining orders
• Negotiation and conciliation
• Family dispute resolution (FDR /section 60I certificates)
• Mediation
• Court appearances (Family Court, Federal Magistrates Court, Magistrates Court, County Court, Supreme Court, Social Security Appeals Tribunal)

Please contact:

• Vanessa Mathews - Accredited Family Law Specialist, Accredited Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner, vanessam@mflaw.com.au
• Kuppy Nambiar - Accredited Family Law Specialist, kuppyn@mflaw.com.au
• Denise van Dijk - Family Lawyer, Mediator, denisev@mflaw.com.au

to discuss your family, de facto or relationship law question or telephone 03 9804 7991 or email enquiries@mflaw.com.au

Mathews Family Law has clients living and/or working in Toorak, South Yarra, Armadale, Hawksburn, Richmond, Melbourne, Port Melbourne, South Melbourne, Albert Park, St Kilda, Elwood, Malvern, Glen Iris, Caulfield, Elsternwick, Ripponlea, Bentleigh, Brighton, Hampton, Sandringham, Carnegie, Hawthorn, Kew, Camberwell, Balwyn, Surrey Hills, Canterbury, Box Hill, Mitcham, Nunawading, Ivanhoe, Clifton Hill, Fitzroy, North Fitzroy, Carlton, Parkville, Brunswick, Northcote, Greensborough, Ringwood, Croydon, Oakleigh, Beaumaris, Williamstown, Newport, Yarraville, Footscray, Flemington, Ascot Vale, Moonee Ponds, Essendon, Coburg, Rosanna, Doncaster, Melbourne CBD, City of Melbourne, Elwood, East Melbourne, Altona, Sunshine, Watsonia, Templestowe, Burwood, Mont Albert, Blackburn, Mitcham, Ashburton, Burwood, Springvale, Gardenvale, Ripponlea, Moorabbin, Cheltenham, Black Rock, Sandringham, Mordialloc, Chelsea, Frankston, McKinnon, Ormond, Middle Park, Geelong.

Source: Family Law Courts http://www.familylawcourts.gov.au/

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